Frontispiece: Surface Functionalization of g‐C3N4: Molecular‐Level Design of Noble‐Metal‐Free Hydrogen Evolution Photocatalysts. Issue 29 (13th July 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Chen, Yin; Lin, Bin; Yu, Weili; Yang, Yong; Bashir, Shahid M.; Wang, Hong; Takanabe, Kazuhiro; Idriss, Hicham; Basset, Jean‐Marie
• Is Part Of: Chemistry. Volume 21:Issue 29(2015)
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• Publication Date: 2015-07-13
• Subjects: Chemistry -- Periodicals; 540
• DOI: 10.1002/chem.201582961
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0947-6539

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="graphical" xml:lang="en"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <p> <bold>Photocatalysis</bold> A stable noble‐metal‐free hydrogen evolution photocatalyst based on graphitic carbon nitride (g‐C₃N₄) has been developed by a molecular‐level design strategy, as reported by B. Lin, K. Takanabe, H. Idriss, J.‐M. Basset et al. in their Communication on <ext-link ext-link-type="doi" xlink:type="simple" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">page 10290 ff.</ext-link> Surface functionalization is successfully conducted to introduce a single nickel active site onto the surface of the semiconducting g‐C₃N₄ . This catalyst family, with 0.1 wt % Ni, is found to produce hydrogen with a rate near to the value obtained by using 3 wt % platinum as co‐catalyst, and also exhibits very good stability under hydrogen evolution conditions.<graphic position="anchor" mimetype="image" xlink:href="ark:/27927/pgj1d0p73tn" orientation="portrait" xlink:type="simple" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" /></p> </abstract>